Unit 3 Sea Exploration——Learning about Language
一、单句语法填空
1.Some _____(profession) are stuffed with people who have not grown up.
2.If it had been prepared many hours ahead,the _____(mix)would separate out now.
3.The television company was given a special award for its news _____ (cover).
4.The place for you _____(stay) is the university guest house.
5.They _____ (tax) separately on their incomes now.
二、完形填空
Hansen and his 10 year old son Chase search the streets of Salt Lake City every weekend for the homeless to take to lunch.They started Project Empathy(共情) four years ago to 1 a meal,listen to their stories and figured out how they could 2 help.
“Just start with a smile,a hello.It really just starts with that.If you do it,you can make a connection.A small gesture can have a 3 impact on others less fortunate,” Hansen 4 in an interview.
Some of these shared meals have turned into stronger 5 .Ward,a homeless,was 6 in a flat.He credited the Hansens with helping him 7 the difficult process of moving off the streets.“It is great to have friends who make us feel 8 and I'm impressed with the pair,” Ward said.
Father and son's 9 have developed into a passion project that 10 faith and community which emphasizes the 11 community members can have in uplifting the homeless.They know they can't settle the homeless 12 alone.They're hoping empathy will 13 .
“My hope for the future is to 14 more connection across our country.We could and we will succeed 15 we have other people join in and help the homeless,” Chase said.
1.A.buy B.cook
C.share D.eat
2.A.often B.further
C.also D.even
3.A.dramatic B.different
C.minimum D.decisive
4.A.remarked B.praised
C.joked D.quoted
5.A.desires B.connections
C.motivations D.opinions
6.A.provided B.permitted
C.abandoned D.housed
7.A.through B.for
C.despite D.to
8.A.surprised B.relaxed
C.awesome D.calm
9.A.dreams B.influences
C.experiences D.efforts
10.A.assesses B.compares
C.highlights D.respects
11.A.importance B.task
C.chance D.role
12.A.argument B.problem
C.debt D.conflict
13.A.go away B.catch on
C.fade out D.give off
14.A.spread B.miss
C.exchange D.maintain
15.A.before B.if
C.until D.so
三、阅读理解
It seems we can't get off the planet fast enough.Two thirds of NASA's money is spent on manned space exploration,and that number will grow with the USA's decision to send a man to Mars in 2037.We've seen all there is to see on Earth,right?Wrong.The final place is here,under the surface of the sea.
Heading down into the ocean,human limits are quickly reached.At 200 metres,the water is as black as a moonless night.Most nuclear submarines (核潜艇) would implode (内爆) before they reach 1 km down.At 3 km—still less than the average depth of the ocean—there's a good chance that you'll discover a new species.The deepest diving whales go no further.At the very bottom,about 11 km down,lies the Challenger Deep,the deepest part of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.Eighteen humans have walked on the Moon,but only three have seen the Deep with their own eyes.
Yet things live down there.Big things.A very loud sound was once heard and scientists suggested that it was produced by an animal bigger than a blue whale,the largest creature known on the planet.
In the late 1990s,a deep water submarine was dropped in the Southern Ocean,and passing 4,000 metres,it discovered something huge passing under it.Surprised?Don't be.The ocean covers 70% of the planet's surface and we've studied less than 5% of it.We know more about the dark side of the Moon than about the bottom of the sea.
One reason that we explore space is to find evidence of other life forms.The search for life outside of Earth is important,but robots can look under the dry rocks of Mars better than humans.They're absolutely important for doing ocean research too,but they can't look under the sea.The cost of exploration is rising,but the results would benefit all our lives.Understanding the oceans will help us find new sources of food,drugs and energy.
Perhaps now it's time to begin a new period of sea exploration.Manned exploration of space is science fiction.The adventure of the deep sea is science fact.
1.What do the examples in Paragraph 2 suggest
A.Sea exploration is no easy task.
B.Nuclear submarines need to be improved.
C.The ocean is far deeper than people expected.
D.The condition under the sea is similar to that on the Moon.
2.What do we know about the Challenger Deep
A.Blue whales live there.
B.No one has ever been there.
C.People are terrified by the sight of it.
D.It is the deepest known location on Earth.
3.What does the author think of the discovery in the Southern Ocean
A.It's surprising. B.It's no wonder.
C.It's worrying. D.It's no success.
4.What does the author want to tell us
A.Space exploration is of little value.
B.We spend too much money on space travel.
C.Humans' success lies in how much they explore the sea.
D.The ocean is the place where we should make our efforts.
一、单句语法填空
1.professions
2.mixture
3.coverage
4.to stay
5.are taxed
二、完形填空
1.C [根据下文的“Some of these shared meals have turned into stronger ”可知此处用“分享”符合语境,share是原词复现,故选C项。 ]
2.B [根据句意可知,除了与那些无家可归的人分享食物和听他们讲述自己的事情外,父子俩还要弄清如何为他们提供进一步(further)的帮助,故选B项。]
3.A [根据下文的“He credited the Hansens with helping him the difficult process of moving off the streets.”可知Hansen的行为让Ward有了巨大改变,dramatic意思为“巨大的;令人吃惊的”,故选A项。 ]
4.A [根据空前的直接引语可知,这是Hansen采访时说的一句话,故用“说”符合语境,remark意思为“说,议论;评论;提议”。故选A项。]
5.B [根据上文的“If you do it,you can make a connection.”可知此处用“联系”符合语境,connection是原词复现,故选B项。]
6.D [结合下文“the difficult process of moving off the streets”可知,此处是指Hansen父子给Ward提供了一间平房用来居住,house意为动词,意为“给某人提供住宿。”故选D项。]
7.A [根据“He credited the Hansens with helping him”和“the difficult process of moving off the streets”可知,此处考查固定用法help sb.through“帮某人度过”,故选A项。]
8.C [结合上下文可知,Hansen父子帮助无家可归的人,和他们分享食物、给他们提供住所等,这让他们感觉非常好,awesome意为“很好的;极佳的。”故选C项。]
9.D [结合“Father and son's have developed into a passion project”可知,此处是指父子俩帮助无家可归的人的努力,影响了周围的人,故选D项。 ]
10.C [根据下文的“which emphasizes the community members can have in uplifting the homeless.”可知此处用“强调”符合语境,highlight和emphasize是同义词复现,故选C项。 ]
11.D [结合“faith and community which emphasizes the community members can have in uplifting the homeless.”可知,此处是指社区的每个成员都可以帮助无家可归的人,即每个人都可以充当帮助别人的角色(role),故选D项。 ]
12.B [根据“They know they can't settle the homeless alone”可知,无家可归是一个社会问题,他们自己不能解决这个社会问题,故选B项。 ]
13.B [根据上文的“They know they can't settle the homeless alone.”可推测,他们希望“共情”这个项目可以变得流行,这样可以让更多的人来帮助无家可归者,catch on 意为“变得流行”。故选B项。]
14.A [根据下文的“across our country”可知此处用“传播”符合语境,spread意为“传播;散布;流传”。故选A项。]
15.B [根据设空处前后意思可知,此处用“如果”符合语境,故选B项。]
三、阅读理解
1.A [细节理解题。由第二段中的“Eighteen humans have walked on the Moon,but only three have seen the Deep with their own eyes.”可知,比起探索太空,人类对于深海的探索更艰难。故选A项。]
2.D [细节理解题。由第二段“At the very bottom,about 11 km down,lies the Challenger Deep,the deepest part of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.”可知,the Challenger Deep位于海底大概11千米的位置,是the Mariana Trench最深的部分。与 D项相符,故选D项。]
3.B [细节理解题。由第四段“it discovered something huge passing under it.Surprised?...about the bottom of the sea.”可知,对于在Southern Ocean中的发现,作者并不感到惊讶,地球表面70%被海水覆盖,人类对于它的研究还不到5%。对月球阴暗面的了解都比海底多。故选B项。]
4.D [主旨大意题。由倒数第二段最后两句话可知探索海底,虽然费用高一些,但可以帮人类找到更多食物、药品和能量来源,对人类的实际意义更大。故选D项。]
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